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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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